Action for Animals volunteer Jason Duston uses a fork lift to move pallets of pet food and supplies in preparation for the Thursday opening of a new pet food pantry.

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Ivy Farguheson
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Starting on Thursday, East Central Indiana humans won't be the only residents able to receive help from local food pantries.

Action for Animals, an advocacy program offering foster care to stray cats and dogs in the region, will open a pet food pantry, meeting a demand volunteers have seen grow in the last five to 10 years.

"In the past, we'd always offer what we could if we had any food to give, but we're now at the point where we can offer food regularly to people struggling to feed their four-legged family members," said Teresa Sparks, president of Action for Animals. "We know people don't want to ...